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    What's the best 27 inch IPS Monitor $300 or Under For Gaming?

    So my lovely HP Pavilion 27 xi LED 1080p 60Hz monitor is going out. I need to replace it with a comparable one, but I’m a little out of the loop. Here’s what I want. A 27 inch LED IPS flicker-free monitor. I’d like to get one with a refresh rate of up to 75Hz. I would like to get a 120 or even...
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    Will a 1070 Be Faster Than 2x 970's

    I currently have two GTX 970's and I'm looking to get one GTX 1070 when it comes out. Will the 1070 be faster than my two 970's? I initially heard that the 1080 will be up to 10 times faster than the 980. Now I see on Nvidia's official 1080 page that it's twice as fast as the 980. I always...
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    GeForce 670 SC Dual Monitor Setup Question

    I have a couple of questions. So I just got a HP 27Xi LED for an early Christmas present. I also have an Asus VW246H LCD. I have them both hooked up via DVI with my HP on the top connector and my Asus on the bottom. So what I want to do is be able to have one of them on my desktop at all...
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    HP 27xi, AOC i2757fh, or ViewSonic VX2770Smh-LED

    I'm stuck between these 3 monitors. The HP 27xi AOC i2757fh or the Viewsonic VX2770SMH-LED 27 They all look similar, but I'm just not sure which one to get. I'm leaning toward the HP 27xi though, but this site rated the AOC i2757fh a little higher over the HP 27xi. I'd like to hear some...
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    How Do I Connect Headphones To A Samsung LN46C630K1FXZA TV

    Hi, we have a Samsung LN46C630K1FXZA TV http://www.samsung.com/us/video/tvs/LN46C630K1FXZA for a couple of years now, and I have it connected to an old Aiwa desktop stereo system for better sound and for headphones. There is a speaker out jack in the back of the TV, and I have this adapter (not...
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    Getting Kicked to Desktop While Playing Games Like SWTOR......

    So I have an application I believe that is kicking me out of games...well I only play 2, Star Wars: The Old Republic and Battlefield 3. When I'm playing SWTOR, it kicks me out to the desktop. Let me be clear though, it's not crashing, because I can get back into the game by clicking on the icon...
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    Problem With Keyboard Not Working On Boot Up

    I just upgraded my computer and sometimes when I boot up, the keyboard isn't recognized. If I unplug it and then plug it back in (even if it's the same port) it works again. I've also tried other USB slots and it does the same thing. Here is my build CPU: Intel Core i5 3570k Motherboard: MSI...
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    What is the best LCD for my rig?

    I was wondering which size monitor should I get to match with my rig? I'm looking either to get a 22 inch Samsung 2243BWT or should I get a 24 inch monitor. I'm looking at a Samsung but I'm not sure which one to get. I don't want to overpower my rig either. Here are my specs. Intel...
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    Vista System Restore 0x80070005 Error

    When I click on System Restore to do a manual restore it says it's turned off. I don't know how to turn it back on either. Also when I uncheck the Read Only box in the System Volume Information, it doesn't stick. It immediately comes right back. I feel that if I could get this box unchecked I'd...
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    Any Reviews For Sennheiser HD 485 Headphones?

    I just ordered some Sennheiser HD 485 headphones. I was wondering if anyone has these and/or have reviewed these. I bought these based on various user and site reviews from Amazon and C|net....places like that. Had I not jumped the gun so quickly, I would have bought the Sennheiser HD 555...
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    Can't Get BF2142 to List Servers and It Kicks Me Off The Net....

    I'm running Vista x64 and BF2142 was working just fine until Sunday night. I don't know how long this has been going (the problem that is), but I hadn't played BF2142 in about a month and a half and decided to play again the other night. Here's what happens. I login to it, select a...
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    System Restore Deleting Restore Points Automatically....

    I have a problem with System Restore only keeping restore points 5 days back at the most. So for example, the oldest restore point I have currently is from September 6, 2007. I've had this Vista x64 install for around a month now. I should have restore points dating back to about August 1st...
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    Problem With RivaTuner 2.02 and Forceware 163.44 Beta....

    Guys, I'm having a problem getting RivaTuner 2.02 to work with the new Forceware 163.44 beta drivers. I'm running Vista x64 and I actually just reformatted and reinstalled last week because MS's last security update borked my whole system, but I digress. So, I installed the new 163.44 drivers...
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    HDD Thrashing With Svchost.exe and Superfetch....

    I've had my Vista x64 install going for about two months now and everything was fine up until last night. The last two programs I installed were Office XP and GRAW 2 SP Demo. I've uninstalled both programs too, but I'm still having the same problem. Right after I boot into Vista, the HDD starts...
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    HDD Thrashing With Svchost.exe and Superfetch....

    I've had my Vista x64 install going for about two months now and everything was fine up until last night. The last two programs I installed were Office XP and GRAW 2 SP Demo. I've uninstalled both programs too, but I'm still having the same problem. Right after I boot into Vista, the HDD starts...
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    Can't Get Wallpaper on Desktop and Can't Use Right-Click....

    I'm working on this computer and the desktop is white and when I try to apply an image, a box that says Windows Internet Explorer comes up and says this: Cannot find 'file:///C:/WINDOWS/privacy_danger/index.htm' Make sure the path or internet address is correct. Also, I can't get the...
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    Vista x32 and BF2142 Problems With Dell Inspiron E1505 Laptop....

    First of all, I want to say that I know my new shiny new Dell Inspiron E1505 isn't a gaming laptop...that said, I still should be able to play BF2142 on Vista x32 on medium settings with a res of at least 1024x768 or 1280x800, which is it's native res. I'm able to play BF2142 on my desktop that...
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    BF2142, Vista x64 and X-Fi Problem....

    I have BF2142, SB X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty with Vista x64 with a Core 2 Quad Q6600, 4GB of Corsair XMS 667MHz RAM, Asus P5B-E mobo and a GeForce 8800 GTX (as per my sig). When I go into audio options in BF2142 I can't select the X-Fi option for some reason. When I do, it says this hardware...
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    Vista x64 Won't Restart When O/Cing CPU...

    When I O/C my CPU, via the BIOS, Vista HP x64 won't restart. When I select restart in Vista, it just shuts down. I'm seeing how high I can safely O/C, but I've reached my limit at 3GHz (333MHz FSB). I'm sure I could raise the voltage but I don't like to do that. I O/C as high as I can...
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    WMP Causes BSOD in Vista HP x64

    I have Vista HP 64-bit with Q6600 Core 2 Quad, Asus P5B-E mobo, 4GB of Corsair TwinX PC5400 DDR2 Memory, GF 8800 GTX, Corsair HX620 PSU and a SB X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty sound card. When I go to play videos with WMP, it crashes Vista and reboots. I don't know why it would. I'm not...
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    Weird Power Problem With PC, When Turned Off For A While...

    I've got a weird problem with a system I've just built for someone. If the system has been turned off for an hour or more, you have to flip the power switch on the PSU from the On position, to off, back to on again and then it boots just fine. If the computer is turned off for less than an...
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    Minimum PSU for a Quad Core and a G80 or R600

    What's the minimum PSU wattage you'd recommend for a system? I'll tell ya what I currently have and what I'm planning on getting. Here's what I have: A64 X2 4400+@2.31GHz, 2GB 4x512MB of PC3200 Corsair ValueRAM, MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum mobo, GF 7800 GTX 512, Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer...
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    Help With File Sharing Over Network and Blocking Net Access....

    I think I have a relatively easy question about wireless networking. I'm not new to computer but new setting up a wireless network. I've actually got it set up, but I want to know how to transfer files between the computers and share printers over the network. I have a wireless Linksys...
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    Which Upgrade Path Would You Choose?

    I have a choice of upgrading my CPU, mobo, RAM and video card or keeping the same CPU, mobo and RAM and getting a new LCD monitor and video card. Despite what I choose, I'll still be buying a new video card either way though. I won't upgrading until around March or April of 2007. As far as...
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    Problem With Programs Running Very Slow in WinXP...

    Here's my problem....most of my programs in WinXP are running slow. I know what the problem isn't. I don't have any viruses or spyware. I ran across this problem before and eventually had to reformat; then I found out about the /R with the CHKDSK command that has helped allot, but it looks...
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    Problem With Panda Antivirus Falsely Identifying Legit File...

    I have Panda Titanium 2006 Antivirus + Antispyware program and it keeps renaming the executable file for the Battlefield 2142 demo. What's even stranger about this, is that I've had this demo installed for a couple of days, but when I booted up the computer this morning, it just up and decided...
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    HELP! Computer Amazingly Slow After Large File Download...

    I have a major problem that will require a full format and reinstall if I can't fix it. I've been able to fix it somewhat in the past but I want to know the cause of it. OK, this just happened after I d/led a very large compressed file. It was the new F.E.A.R multiplayer part of the game that...
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    DX9.0C Error in WinXP Pro w/SP1

    My friend just got Call of Duty 2 and has a GeForce 4 Ti4600 I believe...it's not an MX I know that. He has WinXP Pro with SP1 on. He didn't have DX9.0C but had B and of course needs DX9.0C. When he tries to install DX9C he get's this error: "An internal system error occurred. Please refer...
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    AGP to PCI-E Adapter?

    Does anyone know of an AGP to PCI-E adapter? I know there is a PCI-E to AGP adapter but I need the reverse. I'm going to be upgrading to a PCI-E mobo but I don't want to wait until December to upgrade my whole system. I currently have a Radeon 9800 Pro and the last time I checked it won't fit...
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    Decisions...decisions...

    I'm upgrading from a P4B 2.8GHz O/Ced to 3GHz (533 FSB), Gigabyte 8PE800 (i845PE chipset), 1GB 2x512MB Kingston PC2700 RAM CAS 3 with a Radeon 9800 Pro (128MB) video card. I'm moving to either a A64 4000+ (San Diego core Rev E) or a A64 X2 4400+, MSI Neo4 Platinum (nForce 4 Ultra chipset and...